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bga_686838 - GALLIA - BITURIGES CUBI (Area of Bourges) Denier au rameau et à l’annelet pointé

GALLIA - BITURIGES CUBI (Area of Bourges) Denier au rameau et à l’annelet pointé VF/XF
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Type : Denier au rameau et à l’annelet pointé
Date: c. 60-50 AC.
Mint name / Town : Bourges (18)
Metal : silver
Diameter : 14,5 mm
Weight : 1,92 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Monnaie centrée au revers, avec de bien jolis détails au revers. Belle patine grise de médaillier
Catalogue references :

Obverse


Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête à gauche ; les cheveux disposés en trois mèches.

Reverse


Reverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Reverse description : Cheval sexué libre au pas à gauche ; au-dessus un rameau ; un annelet pointé entre les jambes.

Commentary


Ce denier correspond à la classe II du Type II du Nouvel Atlas, "à un seul annelet pointé".
Nous n’avons proposé que très peu d’exemplaires de cette variété ; la plupart des monnaies au rameau ont trois annelets. Les pointages du Numéraire Celtique listent 15 monnaies avec un seul annelet et 18 avec les trois annelets, mais ce pointage est erroné (l'exemplaire n° 394 de MONNAIES XV, avec trois annelets, y est par exemple considéré comme n’ayant qu’un annelet...).

Historical background


Bituriges CUBES (Area of ​​Bourges)

(Second - first century BC)

Bituriges Cubes were one of the most powerful nations of the Celtic. Their territory extended over a portion of Bourbonnais, Touraine and Berry, the current departments of Cher, Indre and part of the Allier. Their capital was the oppidum Avaricum (Bourges). Loire separated Aedui and Carnutes. They also had neighbors Pictones the Lemovices and Arverni. According to the account of Livy, the king of Bituriges Ambigat reigned throughout the unified Gaul in the sixth century before J. C-. and had sent his two nephews, and Bellovesus Sigovesus, one in Italy and one in the East, found the Gallic Empire a century later, extended over Britain, Central Europe (except Switzerland), northern Italy and the greater part of the Danube. Before the Gallic Wars, Bituriges were customers Éduens and a contingent of Boii was installed on their territory. Their main wealth came from livestock and iron mines that had brought wealth and prosperity. In 52 J. C-. , They supported Vercingetorix. They were defeated at Genabum (Orléans) by Caesar. Vercingetorix pushed to practice the technique of scorched earth. And they destroyed more than twenty oppida but refused the same to their capital, Avaricum (Bourges). Caesar besieged the oppidum, defended by thirty thousand and ten thousand allies Bituriges. The city was taken and burned, only eight hundred soldiers were able to escape, while the garrison and population were massacred. Caesar found abundant reserves which enabled him to spend the winter and prepare for the campaign next spring. However, Bituriges have provided a contingent of twelve thousand men to the relief army of the Gallic coalition during the siege of Alesia. Early 51 before J. C-. Caesar led a new campaign in Bituriges who submitted very quickly. A few weeks later, they intervened to Caesar to fight against Carnutes. Caesar (BG. I, 18, VII, 5, 8, 9, 11-13, 15, 21, 29, 75, 90, VIII, 2, 3, 4, 11). Strabo (G. IV, 2). Livy (HR. V, 34, 35). Pliny (HN. , IV. 109). Ptolemy (G. II, 7). Kruta: 68-70, 145, 186-187, 212-213, 240, 334, 344, 360.

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